20 odd tips on how Chinese tourists should behave

Don’t pee in pools. Don’t buy stones in Scotland. China has issued a handbook on how its citizens should act overseas. Here are some of their most bizarre suggestions...

As tourists from China increasingly travel abroad, they have developed a stereotype of 'uncivilised behaviour', which Vice Premier Wang Yang said in May, "damaged the image of the Chinese people".

In response, the National Tourism Administration has published a 64-page Guidebook for Civilised Tourism. Released to coincide with a week-long public holiday that started on October 1, Chinese authorities hope that it will help change the shocking reputation their citizens have abroad.

It’s an extensive list of dos and don’ts. Below we present the best and most bizarre, in the spirit that there’s something each of us can take away from it.